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Exclusive: Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s performance film The Extraordinary Miss Flower has inked distribution deals with Madman for Australia and New Zealand and Non-Stop for Scandinavia and the Baltics.

The news comes fresh off the film’s UK theatrical run via BFI Distribution. Madman is planning an August release and Non-Stop will release the title in its territories in the fall. Additionally, The Festival Agency is helping with festival bookings are curating some screenings and a performance of the project this Autumn in Paris.

The Extraordinary Miss Flower brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase of letters sent to her in the 1960s and 1970s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio. Described as “part film, part theatre, part fever dream”, the film takes the form of a series of specially designed performances by Torrini...

Black Cab, the latest offering from Bruce Goodison (director of the gritty 2016 drama Murdered By My Father), stars Nick Frost as Ian, the titular black cab driver. Alongside him, Synnove Karlsen and Luke Norris play a troubled couple who unwittingly find themselves on a harrowing journey after taking a ride with Frost’s character. As the journey unfolds, the couple’s horror grows, mirroring the dark twists in the story.

The film begins with strong supernatural elements that gradually weave into the narrative. Combined with the menacing presence of Frost’s character, the supernatural undertones add to the growing sense of horror and unease that propels this thrilling ride forward.

Black Cab also touches on deep themes like grief and parenting, handling them with sensitivity without detracting from the horror. The story progresses in a brooding, unpredictable manner, which keeps you on edge throughout. A large part of this is...

After often showcasing his skills in the world of comedy, Nick Frost is tapping into a new side of performing with Black Cab. Frost is best known for his work co-leading the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy with Simon Pegg, while also finding success with everything from 2011's Attack the Block to his and Pegg's sci-fi comedy Paul, AMC's Into the Badlands and Fighting with My Family. Beyond straightforward comedy, Frost has also starred in more horror-driven fare, including Slaughterhouse Rulez and Truth Seekers, the latter of which he co-created with Pegg.

Black Cab

Director Bruce GoodisonRelease Date October 25, 2024Writers Virginia GilbertCast George Bukhari, Synnve Karlsen, Luke Norris, Nick FrostCharacter(s) Uncredited, Patrick, Anne, RyanRuntime 87 minutesGenres Thriller, Horror

Black Cab primarily focuses on Synnve Karlsen's Anne, a young woman who is reluctantly about to resume her relationship with Luke Norris' Patrick, a brazen, self-centered man. When a night out with...

Six years after she first conceived of the idea, Corinna Faith’s “The Power” is gearing up for release. Cleverly set in 1974, during a time when miners’ union disputes led to blackouts enforced by the U.K. government, the British writer-director’s debut feature is a smart and scary horror that marks her as a filmmaker to watch.

“As a first feature, the horror genre is so openly creative,” Faith tells Variety. “Visually, there is so much you can do with that medium to introduce yourself and your style.”

“The Power,” which is now available on streaming service Shudder, focuses on young trainee nurse Val (Rose Williams), who is forced to work the night shift on her first day at the East London Royal Infirmary on one such powerless night. But it soon becomes clear that there’s much more to worry about than the lights going off, with Val...

The Power, Corinna Faith’s haunted hospital creeper, hinges on such a richly atmospheric historical context that it’s a wonder it hasn’t been used as the backdrop for more horror. Set in 1974 London, the action takes place during a period known as The Three-Day Week––a time when the government-mandated power outages (and imposed other restrictions) to combat the lack of resources caused by widespread mine strikes. Faith’s film leverages both the physical realities of these blackouts and the class-based anger of the moment for maximum effect. It eventually resorts to well-intentioned but inelegant info dumps to reach its climax, but the tactile environments and direct filmmaking separates it from most films of its ilk.

The story centers around Valerie (Rose Williams), a first day nurse who’s been having nightmares related to an unclear trauma, and has a comically unlucky fear of the dark. Raised in an orphanage,...

The Power Trailer — Corinna Faith‘s The Power (2021) movie trailer has been released by Shudder. The Power trailer stars Rose Williams, Charlie Carrick, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Emma Rigby, and Shakira Rahman. Crew Corinna Faith wrote the screenplay for The Power. Elizabeth Bernholz and Max de Wardener created the music for the film. Laura Bellingham [...]

Continue reading: The Power Trailer: Nurse Rose Williams works in an Infirmary when a Evil force strikes in Corinna Faith’s 2021 Movie...

Exclusive: AMC’s genre streaming service Shudder has picked up all rights to Brit supernatural chiller The Power for North America, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The Power marks the feature directorial debut of writer-director Corinna Faith (The Innocents) and stars rising actress Rose Williams, whose credits include The CW’s Reign, Sky original Curfew, Netflix’s Medici and upcoming feature Mrs Harris Goes To Paris.

The 2018 Brit List script, in the spirit of The Woman in Black and The Others, is set in 1970s London during a period of blackouts. As striking miners switch off the power across Britain, a young nurse on her first day of duty is forced to work the night shift in a crumbling hospital where a dark presence is lurking in the walls.

Producers are Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday) and Rob Watson (Italian Studies). Brit electro artist Elizabeth Bernholz, better known by her stage name Gazelle Twin,...